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List of ship launches in 1878

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The list of ship launches in 1878 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1878.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
6 March United States John Roach and Son Chester, Pennsylvania City of Rio de Janeiro Passenger ship
13 May  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven Bayern Sachsen-class ironclad
13 June  United Kingdom Royal Dockyard Devonport, Devon Pegasus Doterel-class sloop
31 August  United Kingdom Royal Dockyard Sheerness Gannet Doterel-class sloop
23 October  Norway Karljohansverns Verft Horten Nor Vale-class gunboat
1 November  Norway Karljohansverns Verft Horten Brage Vale-class gunboat
9 November  Germany A. G. Vulcan Stettin Württemberg Sachsen-class ironclad
19 November  United Kingdom Messrs Thompson Dalmuir, Glasgow Gallia Cunard liner [1]
19 November  United Kingdom John Readhead & Son South Shields Trewidden Iron screw-steamer [2][3] The first of 87 ships for the Hain Line, St Ives, Cornwall.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Cunard liner Gallia". The Cornishman. 21 November 1878. p. 7. 
  2. ↑ "Launch Of A New Steamer". The Cornishman. 28 November 1878. p. 4. 
  3. ↑ "Launch Of A Steamer". The Cornishman. 22 January 1880. p. 5. 


Ship events in 1878
Ship launches: 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
Ship commissionings: 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
Ship decommissionings: 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
Shipwrecks: 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
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